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And while your Committee earnestly pray ♦* Ood forbid,*' they caoQot feel that the fear is groundless, eo long as the Uembers of Chii»t are themselves moving )& a position which admits of tl i ^njcymeut of &a:pit' earthly comforts, yea, thousands of them io positive lu.'.ury, hut &.«j ^rtt withholding from the Divine Treasury the means required to suj^^^-^ft. h 4> ficieot Dumberi, and ia a proper manner, tho Ministers of Ih^ S-^uctud:,'; for what more certain evidoacb can the righteous iadignatiou of 'ioclro'jmre ib-l •* the love of many is waxing cold ?" Before proceeding to offer any suf»gestiot« to this V«n<"vab!'» l^o^'j ur>an •* the most Scriptural and practical methods" of remedying i,heoe painJu!- ivilsyyotjr Committee beg leave to make a few observations upou a subject closely connected with the one intrusted to them; namely, the peculiar diJi- «ulty« -over and above tbat general eartbly-mindeduess which is th« especial curse of our aga and Continent- that the Church encounters, as compared wich Dissent, in obtaining and duly paying a sui£ci«nt., juuiarout body of Clergy ;— 1. The Cfburch does not pander (perhaps s!te too much leane to the oppo- site extreme) U> the love of aniroal exicitomeut and spiritual self-exaltatioa, *hich are natural to man ; nor does she otfer those numeroua little offices bv which s«)roe religiou* bodies flatter the love of distinction in their members. 2r A second source of our pecuniary ditSculties k les* creditable to the children of tho Church—it ia tho absence or* aitated system in making their offerings to God. One of the chief secrets to which British Wesleyan Me- thodism owes its continued raeasureof success, appears to bo the rule which eajoins ite members to giv<; woekly, and again quarterly, in larger sums, for the strppori of their prexchtra ; besides which, many of tbem exercise a liberality to their other deuominationa! objects, that certainly doe* theui cied';. And yet here, it is impossible not to Tocollect what admirable provi- sion tho Fathers of the Anglican Reformation Miauefor this very thing, and tbat after the most exact Apostolic model, in the regular Sunday, end Festi* •al, OFFERTOK? enjoined in " The Book of Common Prayer;" the conscien- tious observance of which would itself, with the blessing of Almighty God, go far to renovate the face of our Diocese. 3. But, after all, it must be admitted that the difficuUy ander conaideratiou presses more heavily upon the Uhurch than upon other relij^ious bodit'<:. t'oesuse Ot that higher ataudard of qualiflcatiou which the former ordinarily reijuii- ■♦ iu her l.MftTgy. Respecting tho all importaat requisite of personal piety, your Coi.i^r.iitut Uiiikii no reoiark; they hope that few, amongst any deuorainatiou^ would dariitL*; iopious wish to '* tniuister in holy things," unleHS they imagined that they were- ••iowardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon them that office and aiini." iration.*' It ia, however, different with other qaalifications. The Church wishe? her Clergy to be posse^^ied of, al leasti that moderate scholarship so oec^a'sary fur I. Bu* lat ihey r«sp«et th«rwiM^ as ntaj bA fe- rbid,*' Ihoy ,t of &a;t.U :Ut &.'(>-;' upon >u a subject jculiar tiitR- th« especial I coQjparei arouB body o tho v>ppo- f-exHltatioQ, la offices bjr r mcnabefik. table to tbd aking tU^ir tjsleyan Mf the Church of thnst. iJat poverty U not At nectssar!, condition of th( Pastors, wbora the fleck are la u position comrortable, as aro those of most of our Canadir.o settled parishes. lud VOLT Cnm!iiittee have no wish to forget that the Anp!:cao Church rather ffowc'. 'ha 1 othcrwisP, upon the celibact/ uf a parochial clergy. Kspecial consi- deration. tt,c.-etore, should be given tv the heavy expenses which a Uergymaua fttw-.iy and position entail upon him :~in the pure trainmg and liberal educatiou of hia children ; that generous hospitaliry to which the Clergy, iu this, as m other things, being ensamplcs, to the laitr, are commauded to - be given;' those abuo- dont alms-deeds and liocraUfferings to God, I7 vhicb it la so desirable th«y ebould be distiuguishea ; with a long catalogue of pecuniary calla* to which their sacred profession ond prominent social status subjects them; all ..f wbicj tamti. that they shall bo themselves raised far above penury ^ or can « t ler- ijyinau pass by these claims without decid^'d injury to the luflueacc of tbeCbttrcU, tu bis owu useful i'.cs9, and a paiaful lowering of self-respect. Such are the desiderata, personal and relative, which the Cburcb loo!({» for iu those who *• minister at her altars ;" » standard certainly higher then that ot Tbo Ueuomiuations around us ; but yet li it both the disgrace and the am of Canadiaa Chur;hiiien, that our funda should come so fur short of affording a httiug maiQ- ttuuuce for such a ministry ; and, alas, etili less will they provide tbein «o m anything liku sulDcient numbers. . Seeing, then, that these things are so. \i is no matter of surprise to yoQt Cuiu- roittee that young men of suitable attuiumeuts and pure minds, though it may bo jf somewhat timid faith, but wh^> are, jievevtheloss. sincerely desirous ot devoting themselves to the service of Christ and His Church, should shrink ffomfacmgtbe ftt'oi-dant difficulties. Do not the secular trials of some of the Clergy, at thw verv lime, and the struggling circumstances of the Widows and Orphans of otberu, but too well justify their fears ? Yea, may they not have witnessed instances m which the Clergyman's usefulne.-^3 has been totally destroyed, and his very charac- ter endangered by the crushing effects of debts, the creation of which--from the di-'honest parsimony of his parish, 'n the smallness and unctrtitinty of his salary- it was all but impossible) for him to have avoided ? Or. perhaps they have knowu another pastor uf the Hock prevented from vi.Mtiug his poor parishioners, t'veo to impart the consolations of the Gospel, because he had no; svLercwjth to tiuuiater til their necessities— their hunger, their cold, and their nakedness 1 \ our Com- mittee are not eudeavorinc^ merely to make out a case, they epeak ut faci$, the knowledge of which has made their own hearts sad. And, oh, they ponder liot that "ur pious youth thicken at such ministerial prospects t Fathers and Hrethreo! we uiiw regret the want of a nobler nnd more confiding faith io our younger brcthr.'u, but wtiat must be the sin, almost anpardotiablc, of ihose members of •'hrist vvb^'soi- .vftousne?^ it is, that subjects the faith of these youthtul aepiraiUs :o the service of the sanctuary to rw severe a test ; thereby, also, leaving the thou ji-uJs of the liedvemei'a llocii as sheep ba\ iug 00 shepherd. THH J N !.•■>.>. SSI ■ &|$*%*#^^^fi*'--'f^«'r-f|ffe»t - = .>^; UaviDK tho« sbowo the Oeep uitx-isUy that exhto e»r tome enorgetfo * «" J'l'^'^fl numerous Cleruy J for none of them were inn method which the Most High hw iSZ fol& purpose, fo a» III. plana, Ho has cared for the profit of iU Shreopleliu order to the cultivatioQ of .n unwor dly spin m themselve-^ind,- vi '.aBliy mA with unccasinff reg-.^larity, to pay to hm a certainJixedporUon of Lv»/l«'.-a!r.rge portion of which Mo appropriated as the mher. an<^ .f ilS Minisi ra ; leaving t to the love of His people to render to H.s service, m fill wi^l X ngs. as occasion might require, more than the stipulated demands of UiS S So is t now; God h the same, and His •' chosen" aro the same, only wifh vastly higher privileges thun when these testa of obedient lovo were hrs St Jtc? ¥is in grace Is in nature, the " seed" of the Churcb " « in herself; sSt " atree r gbleousness. the planting of the Lord.'» and He (ks.gns that she tJi be '« tree in which i. the fruit of a tree-yielding seed." 'thu3. whilo th. love of her children is continually manifested by these regular payments and offer. teg^aOod! their Late aeiusUnesg and wtural covetouanea* we u coatmually kept io check. Thiai.«d..ty, therefore, concerning ^ which, more f ^P'^-^'^^'i* ^""^^'ff !".f ^^;'. nfttoral repugnance to its performance, it is imperatively necesaary that the ou ?Citat[ve counsels of the ?Jishop and his Hynod should be most distinctly heard. If « Tour cimmittee firmly believe, a Divine law. enforcing, at least, the lowes wa^e Jf ourpaymentB to God, still exist, it is essential, on «very Jjccount. that t^e sleepy consciences of Hiacold-b^arted cbildrea be aroaaed uotil they realy feel i\B pucrcd obligation. Tour CJommittee, animated thefuseltt s by a deep sense of ;^« '"'f^^'lf ^^/^^^Jj coo^.aTed io tb3 foregoing atatementa. beg leave most respectfully to euggesl Q8 fottows ;— Ut That every meac9 bo adopted, by Serraona, Tructa, ffec, to convince tUe members otthroS that GoS has a^.ontrovcr3y with Bi. people in this day. SSsTof tleir withholding, from Him and Hi. caase^espeei. ly ,n be j^s of Bis Pric.i'hood— A due portion of ihosa earthly irood.-> which Ho ^^ ^f^^"^^^]^! be 'tow n« upon tho..«. Yea, is it not owing to this very sm that such arge por- SooH thia fine Oon^inent ar'o,. f..ciuently subjected ia -/^^^^/e^' L^^^d ^hJ tenslo^'catofftheraeat bsfafe oor eyes, causiou the " husbat»aa»at» and the teem irradasltf B IiOfd»*» writ' s to the mor* f, the »nirge»- rit, whereby It aoacnaa sad tbe vice-drossw to he wbaoiod, aiwl howl for tha whMl uid for the barlfty, bteanm the burven of tho field is perished ?** 2nd That, under the most bindini? oflSclal wmctiow, the dtttjr be eeniwtly te- pressed upon them, of every Christia-i ictting apart a eertain Jized fforUonti/M$ or her income for the proper maintenantK oj GodU M%msUf$ and G/mrcA. Accouinaniod with tho aolemn us.su.^Hce ihut this obligaiijjj is quite :t» »»roijply enforced by the nriociples of the Oosp^l m it wa* by thoise ol the ratnarcbiU or ibe earliest patriarchal aRC8 to tho present time, has bteu one tbntu of their incomes. Let it also be noted, th«.t. under the Jewish Dispensation, which is de- clared tian c incomes. Let it also be noted, th«.t. under tbe Jewish Dispensation, wnicn clared. by inspiration, to h ve been tho '* pattern" of th« " ITeaveiily, c < tian, Church, this tenth was. as before staled, gixflo to the priesthood, no even that the whole of the pafiiniony which Divine liborajity had provid l^hrii*. nor was led r»r ancient people so parsonally wealthy, or so nationally prosperou,*. a? dunnjf thofe periods of their history iu which theae la-ge paymeots were most wDacie»!;uu?ly and cheerfully made. lo offerin^^ tlicse suggestions, yonr CoTjmittee hare been encouragej by tb^ consciousness that they wi-ro following the guidance of Infinite Wisdom; and they t-rove your patience, mv Lord, Fathers, and Br^'thretv for ibe subject is one of rdst importance, while.'before proceeding further, ;.■ v make a few observation.* upon the beautiful adaptation of this plan to accodiplish the cndsdesigned; 0.* michl indeed be eKpected wheo it is recollected thut ita author is Divi fine ighl indeetl be eapect (I.) First, then, it is tbe poor to whom, especially, the Gospel is preached ;^»nd by every onu thus payiug even a single tenth of iheir income to GoJ> it will »ii least begin to be, as it is fitting it should, from the numerous offerings of tbe poor, large i:^ their aggregate, that the Clergy will chiefly derive their support ; thug it will be no longer in the power of « few wealthy individuals to dictate i. worldly policy as the governing principle of the Church; and. in the opinion of vour t;oiamiitee, this freedom from earthly trammel* would itself be no small gum. •' &9 the T^ord hath (2.) Again, the rich and the poor, by thus equally giving prospered them/" will, if otherwise faithful, be alike " laying up treasure in heaven.** (3.) Such payments bate the further great advantage of being volaotary as ftsgpects legal compulsion. Conseq:ieutly, if paid because enjoined by Chnst aud His Church, they become the offerings of faithful obedience and love, awd wilUo that account, also, be abuudantly rewarded. (4.) But the great result to which yoor Committee bcsf to direct your Bpcciaj Attention at this liiiic, us following from this Divine rule—of Betting apart a fixed portion of our incomes for His service— were it generally adopted even by tho faithful, is, thai tbe maintenance of the Church and her ministers would be exempt from tliBtTOe«g»eoadfluc»»wtingc!lmracter which baa been »n Imig ibe bnne i>f »B^yy"i%^ ^— r ii i I I B s ««re«Uhvtttfce«rwlt,*'fiotii«ttf flr»% losotios, »««« flIfcffiHSi W4«W •«««- MWAgsl tiw ao«t Mrrt'tlo.^ kto ob}iira(to()& 3»iJly. In fetnrnlnj^, howcv«f, to i\» jramed.tte •l»|«et of Jhdr Bfipofi tbt mt «eHoocffemc(liafneBflur(!8Uiou»piesont difflcultiea, yow CJommitte* beg to ftffcf, (13 their third rccommenii*two. »biit thfl Lord Biahop, Aided by • JommitWje #if eight persops— fo*r clergymen ftud fonf bymeo, l» b« chosen bf SyiKxl— be f»8pf ctfully rcqueateil tc form a acale of fflioimum Cleric*! In :omei. »cc(>T(hng to lie poahpion of tho parish iu Oity, Village, o? Conuiry, And aooh Olhof dWttm- tl«ficea BS il may bo deemed ptope7 to takelnto coDsider-itioO. 4thl}. Ttftt hia Lordship Oo fur;het most rasp- -tfully requested tu ▼frft, Mcooi- isi icdby two Clerical ahHJstantc, fclao to be chosen by Synod, every Parish in tbe *)Joce8e ; and, after meeting its Veslry, to otrango, aided by the counsols of b|(c S/nodical aaaistanta, the Incumbent, if ony, and tho Church- A^ardona, whctjet OTcb I'arish nhuH be expeclad to pay the whole of iia Incumbent's salary, or what ttorlion thereof ; requiring, alao, that in every cage a Furaonage ehall be prondefl by the Parish. The balance of the ClerKyman's salary, if aiiy, to be p*id out «r a <• Diocesan Parochial Fund;" the eatablishment of which it J3 heremafJOT pfoposed ^j provido for. Bucb riaitatjon, of n^n-self-anpporting ParisheB, %9 TO repeated at etuied intervals, for the pot^oae of »-».^ioaticg, M cs»coin«tMC«fl moy •equirc, their financial re'.ptiont. |l ia turther rocoiamcnded that, wlieo • Patisb eball iV»l «0 provlda • PftTSOa- %2e or to pay the Incumbent's aalary» orsooh portion thereof aa baa been teqoiWd 2 the aaid visitation, it aball be competoat for tho Lord Biahop to remove him, tsd to unite the Parish to the nearest Travelling Miaaion- Uuleaa, from specwl circumstances, it be decidad to make u^j tba deficiency Mt of tb« «DiOoe«n parochial Fund." Sthlv, 'That »eml-annaal Oollectiona be made !a e^ary Pftrocblal Oongrsffttrttt at Morning and Evening Service, on Trinity and Advent Snnday a, in_ «»^-^J * DiocMAN PABOcniAT. FuHD ; froffl whicb fondsaob portions of the aalariea « »« Pwochiol Clergy as are not provided for by t'aeir Pariahfia shali be paid And that it be atrongly impreaaed upon the conaciencea of all members or ue Church to contribute with • holy liberality, out of that portion of their ircomei •hicb they have dedicated to God, on each of these eerai-annual occasions ; ai, opon tho auccaas of chia fund, the stability of tho Oborcb m tb»9 ©iOCQse eppetit greatly to depend. • ^ »,• c Let it bo further onderatood if* be th» untboritatiTa adf Ice oflba Lord »«b<»p •Dd this Synod, that, aa far bb posaiblo, every Clergyman ahall, on one or other m the above daya, pteach on the positive daty of all Christians dedicating » certwo portion of tho'r incomes, " according m\ the Lord bag prospered them, to MUI sertfice, with the great prafit, present aod fatwe, of ftddiog thoieto bbewi l««- "'ethly" Your Committee recomtnend, tb*t U bo farther diatinctly eojomed, wig ttU the holy authority of this Synod, and under the immediate sanction of the tiOW Biahop. that, according to Divine institntion, a large portion of the amounts 60 set opart for God shall be paid by Churchmen towards the support oi ihnt rftapeo- tire Parochial Clergyman. , _, , , .^ Your Committee wcmld also respectfully euggeat, that these payments be made, M far as ia possible, without interfering too abruptly with prepent aapjras, wuictyt through the regular Sunday Ofifertory. They venture to make tbia suggestion oo tbe MfcwiDg gJovuidi»;-.B«5ati8e it t» » Syno(}— b« ,'iaccoTtling to Other dttittDi- \t» ▼IMt,, wcew •f Parish in tbe eounsolB of bis rdfina, whctbet salary, or what all be prorided he pftid oat ftf I 13 heroinaftflT Parisbes, to be saoQituiccafRuy ride • Parsoa- bS been reqcired rctiiuvo bim, a, from Bpecial tbe **DiocQttia ,1 OoQgrefffallM ^'B( in aid ^f ft 3 aalarieB at tbe e paid nembere of tiie f their ipcomef cccasioDS ; t», ^iocoae eppean be Lerd Bisliop one or other of '.ating e certain them,'* t« Hi« to bbeml five> ; «DjoIne4i, «ilh ;tion of the Loid e amoantA bo set ii ihdt raapeo- yraenta be made, ; asporas, wteklyt lis euggestioD oo iieatod in HpJjf 'teilbt««';'bc«MN» K 2i (he 2(i« of Um Cbareb; ^auw It gtfie • coetbtoal cIm^ toooreartbl^'mtadcdtessi beeauiie, if lift to longer p«nbd^ tie twM rDi^bi beeomt to large «• to rcqi'fre a facriCce too great fur our covetousncba to inaket IktM CBUsiny ua to defiaad Ucid, and so cnda iger war owa sulvuiioii; becauai', b/ tbo« dippensing with peir-rentii, ibfc t'hurcb bicoioDea wb. i h't Divine FuunJ* Je»igried»be Fboold btt' ^' « Cboich ci' ibe Tocr ; and liini ly, bec;vut-e to >our CooiHiittee it appcani tb o act rf PutUo Watabip cao oe fully aic*pluM«» to Alroigitt/ God* ift «hk:»> 1M «illiiliy pfeaeot cntaelveD enpt^ abnduU btfore Him. Ttlitf. They reco»tfl*K^ tliat tuU •• Cfwgy Coolmu!ttt!ofl Fon^ » qs it fafii io» ebaii be placed to the. rtd't of iM " IHoceiao Faiocbial Feod," to aid of tbe [poorer duly organized Fu.-itiboa. -,; :: Your Comniittue feet thttt, perhaps, «>mf expTanttfoB le r.« iMta as to the principle hy vrhich they have been guided in ihis recoinmc. ".t.uD'i espccinliy a« Ibty are aware that indiviJuala have Ihoujfht tuat that 'und should be used foJ tbe wore spiritually deatituto portions of tliC Province. Your Committee think, kowever, that tl'oy can thow that the rfpproprielion tbey i^uggest is the most Scriptural and the one which altimatciy "vill most effectually tc'^d to the good of the whole l>ioct.'se* Tbeir tvaeons are these ; — fl.) It ta just? iQa£ir.ucb m'A iiaibj tbe gifuof aieit!ed,orl*MCchial Cierg^ that the (una was> formed (2) DpoB • careful coneiderallon of Apostolic practic« fnnacb BiattCTt, they fibd tbal U was apparently the invariable rule of lh»;3e inspitjd men to make th© cities the centres of their operations, p.ad iuo places of iheir ^^rincipal re>*idence. Ilipomuch was this the case, thut the term j^wgan, literally a villager or couuiry- mau, became the common appellation of the heathen, as not sharing in that belief ia Chris'.iauity which was common umorgst the dwellers in cities. In thus act- ing, the Apostles, and their immediate fuccessors, -vere doubtless influenced by tbe conviction that tbe surest and spepdiest mode of evangelizing even the rural di.strictB themselves, woiila be the Christiunizing of the cities to 'oich coun'ry* Oifo were conlinu^;'7 resorting ; and upon whom, thercf^yre, the example, as well aa tbe prayers and constant tSbrts, of the believers there resident, could not b^ Hiihuut great effect ; theo, too, the numbers and wtalih oC ihe numerous converts vx cilieb would enable the Apostles, subsequently, locariy or send the Goppel into tie eiirrounding country with far greater rapidity ibaa would have heeu poseibi© if dependent only 00 tbeir cwD isolated labors. Tbie Apostolic example and inspired reasoning, are equally appHcablo to oar position, and are «a»ely, tberefore, an ample jualification for one adopting a similar uae of procedure. (S.) Yoor Commilte;, however, are further convinced that the establishing of » tiumber of Parishes which shall - ffer an assured,- though moderate, rebpectabi- Kly of income, and to which the Clergy may look fi.rwurd for prumotion, will ftfford very efiicieut aid in renewing and increasing their ranks ; by removing that aot unreasonable fe;'.r, of absolute penury, especially as their tamilies should increase, at present existing in the breasts of many, who would otbtrwise gladly leek tbeeacred ofiBce of the '^ r'uian Friestbood, 8thly. Conuidering tha t it Las ever been counted the duty and privilege of God'a people not to come up to His House and ofler Him of that " which cost them nothing;" ai:d that there is the warrant of Scriptural authority and early 'ObristiftD practice for making offeringB to God iu the persons oi Hia Ministeis, ■^* .-V* f\ 10 Wf whea the performance of <.beir sacred fanotions hai been ipGcially required by individaala, and seeing, as an additional rea30o, that in these days the incomes of' those who "minister in holy things" is lamentably defieiont, your Committee, therefore, advise that it be strongly recommended by this Synod to all Church- people, excepting the poor, that they do hereafter pay the '^accnstomed dues" for Marriages, Registration of Baptisms, Churchings, &c., to the officiating Clergy- man, with such liberality as they are able. Finally, your committee beg to state that they have entered thus fully into de- tails, in order that, if their Report be received and printed, this important sub- ject may be placed before the whole Diocese m all its bearings. And now, in drawing their somewhat arduous labors to a close, and for the creat length of which they hope the vital interest of the question intrusted to them for solution will be deemed fr sufficient apology; your Committee beg leave to trespass ou your patience a very little longer^ white they make a fcit additional remarks in yet farther vindication of the course they have pursued. They felt, then, that it would be useless, nay, sinfr.', to tri6e with a task so important as that entrusted to them. They believed thut the dearest interests of men, the glory of the Church, and the honor of Christ, are trembling in the balance; for "how shall the people believe in Him of Whom they bave not heard ? and how shall they hear without a preacher ? and how shall they preach except they be sent?" and how can they be sent, if Churchmen continue in their present penurious courses ? Your Committee further believed that Infinite Wisdom has not only indicated the ri«ht method of obtaining the means for the due support of bis Church s»nd Ministry, but made it the duty of Christians to alopt that method. They had, consequently, no choice, but to enforce its observance as the only sure remedy lor our present distress, or certain ground of future prosperity. And ili they now 88k of those who may be disposed to reject their Report, if tbero be any snch, is, that before doin^ so, they will diligently, yea, prayerfully, « search the Scriptures'' of the Old Testament, to the principles of which the Blessed Jesus Himself directed us as a rule of life ; that they will do so, guided by the light, and influ- enced by the love, of the New Testament; not refusing to be instructed, also, by the self-do.)ying examples and godly counsels of those who lived and suffered in the purest ages of the Cburch. Yea, and your Committee are satisfied thpt, after doing 80, few indeed are the sincere ot heart who wil not feel that, were there no law upon the subject, the love of Calvary does indeed deserve, at least, as la- je an amount ol' seU'-sanriSce and cheerful liberality as were demanded amidst the terrible glories of Mount Sinai ! It has been also the aim of your Committee to retain intact those Parochial relations between the pastor and his flock, the value of which can ecercely be over-rated ; and yet withou> subjecting him to that dopendance upon the favor ot individuals, which is one of the great objections to tho voluntary system, as now in operation amongst' u^,. and is of n3(>'vdty 80 perilous to the holy freedom and personal faithfulness of clerical ministr.vtiona. It may occur t') some persons that a scale of payments such as have been now advocated, might in some Parishes mike the Incumbent too wealthy, Tt'S, however, would rarely be the case, if cares are m^de sufficiently small for him to have the propor oversight of all his flop'^- But, at all events,, this dwiger may be easily avoid^rl by fixin? the rmxlnwn as well as the minimm, w^iich anyJncum- bent may receive as his regular official salary ; the surplus from such Pftri^hep going to the " Diacesaa Paroehial Fuivd."' Thus would' the wealthier Pariahed be iw« only &9lf.8opp7rtiD^, but largely aid io as8i3tiQg( their poorer, btethrpn ; required hy le incomes of r Committee, all Church- med duea'Tor ling Clergy' fully into de- iiportant sub- and for the usted to them beg leave to 5W additional They felt, lortant as that , t'le glory of far "how shall ow shall they )e sent?" and ious courses ? inly indicated 3 Church and They had, are remedy lor ■ill they now e any Boch, is, he Scriptures'' lesus Himself fht, and influ- cted, also, by nd suffered in $fied thpt, after were there no least, as la'^je id amidst the 11 according tothe principle so clearly enjoined by St. Panl, <' For I mean not,"8»yr he " that other mm be easod and ye burdened; but by an equality, tha. now at this time your abuadauce may be a supply for their want, that their abundance ■ a^o nay L a supply for youf w .nt; that there may be cqualily ; as i » written, lie ihat^gathercd much had njthing over ; and he that had gathered iiitle had no. lack." Your Committee do not suppose that the suggestions they have made will ai once remove the evils und >r which our Diocese, in common with so ma._y others, nuSgTbutthey repeat their conviction that ■• the seed o the Church it- ^ihin herself." They have also special re.son for b.iievmg, that many persons who evade the convicaon that it is their duty to render more largely, and in fired proportions, of their incomes to the service of God when only pressed upon them by individual Clergymen, would at once feel ara.tly increased responsibility were Kameduty urg^d under the holy authority and earnest sanction of the Bishop and his Synod Yea, your Committee feel deeply and solemnly assured that, if only the Church, in her corporate capacity, will not fear to teach a^ ^^^ Lord directs, ("whetU men will hear, or whether they wiU forbear,'; then He will see that she suffers no lack. It will be noted that your Committee have not interfered with the great qae». tionof our Home Missions, or the other important interests conn3Cted with our .. Diocesan Church Society;" they did not consider them as coming prop&rly within the sphere of the task specially intrusted to them. Tney would, however oberve that if the principle which they have been so earnestly advocating— ot «e«m|f opart a certain portion of their incomes for holy uses-^bQ once general amongst 3m'8 faithful p ople, not only will our Parochial Clergy be su-tably maintained and their number^ rapidly multiplied, but ere long, also •« T^ie wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom M- the rose." *| AH of which is respectfully submitted. ADAM TOWNLEY, D. D, Chairman. DiocESR OF HunoN, C. VI., June 23, 1C59. lose Parochial lu BCercply be on tho favor ol System, as now ' freedom and davo been now salthy, I't'.^, nail for him to dikpger may be ich anyJncum- stich P